Dolomites, Italy Sample Tour

We will depart from the Venice airport by noon and drive two hours to Cortina d’Ampezzo. After checking into the hotel, you can relax or stroll through this iconic mountain town. We’ll meet up for an authentic Italian dinner to get acquainted and go over our exciting itinerary. Afterward, we will board a tram to take in the amazing views of Cortina and the surrounding mountains. We’ll stop for dessert and drinks at a mountain top refugio. We will then return to our hotel and rest up for tomorrow’s epic hike. Lodge in Cortina.

We want to start our time together with something grand. The stunning majesty of this hike will leave you in awe! We will begin by driving to Tre Cime and hike through the incredible Misurina mountains until we reach Rifugio Savio where we can enjoy homemade cobbler and drinks. From there, we descend down a gorgeous green valley to Lago di Misurina. We can either drive a scenic route back to Cortina to take in some additional sites, or we can head back to Cortina for dinner and personal time. Lodge in Cortina.

After breakfast we will hike amidst the pinnacle rock formations of Cinque Torri. The views from here are expansive and breathtaking. One of the incredible features here is an open mountain top WWI museum that allows you to explore the bunkers, forts and cells. After exploring this area we will stop at a rifugio for lunch, then descend back to where we began and head to our next quaint Italian village, Corvara. That evening you will have the option to enjoy a sunset walk around the famed Lago di Braies. Lodge in Corvara.

After three days of hiking, today’s itinerary will take the edge off for those who need to rest their legs a bit. After breakfast, we head to the small village of Arabba and take the tram up to the top of Mt. Vescovo. Once we depart from the tram station, we walk out to a most stunning view point looking across to the largest mountain in this region, Mt. Marmolada. We will traverse across the front of Mt. Vescovo for a picnic lunch with the deep valley falling away from us. Later return to town for a sightseeing, shopping, or a massage. Lodge in Corvara.

This morning, we take in a beautiful hike near the Santa Croce church above San Cassiano. After taking a chairlift up, we will hike a 7 mile loop trail through and above a dense forest at the base of a massive mountain range. After lunch at the top, we can choose to take the chair lift down, or hike down to our starting point. Afterward, we will have an early dinner, and for those who are interested, we’ll take a drive around the area to visit a few stunning view points before heading back to our resort. Lodge in Corvara.

This morning we will hike one of the most iconic areas in the Dolomites as we begin near the St. Magdalena church in Val di Funes. We hike along a loop trail at the base of these jagged peaks. By late afternoon we will return to our resort where you can relax by the pool or schedule a massage. There will be an option to enjoy an evening trip to the stunning Seceda mountain above Ortisei. Lodge in Ortisei.

For our final day together, we want to finish with yet another memorable day surrounded by these incredible peaks and deep valleys. We’ll make a stop to see Alpe di Siusi. We will then continue on toward the Latemer mountains. We’ll ascend by tram and traverse along the top and down toward Lago Di Carezza, stopping at a rifugio along the way. You’ll enjoy more vistas than you can imagine, a perfect way to end your hiking adventure with us. We’ll arrive in Venice that night. You can check into an airport hotel for your flight home the next day, or board a train to the Grand Canal for an evening boat ride to your hotel with city lights twinkling on the water. Lodge in Venice.

We will leave early to the airport for those who have flights. Or, extend your stay and explore this magical city
on the water.

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